Door-securer



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I G. G. GETTY.

DOOR SEGURBR.

Patented May 29, 1888..

NITED STATES PATENT OFFIGEG GEORGE G. GETTY, OF ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS.

DOOR-SECURER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,724, dated May29,1888.

Application filed February 17, 1888. SerialNo. 264,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE G. GETTY, of Adams, in the county ofBerkshire, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Door-Fasteners, of which the following is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specifica tion, in which--- Figure l is atop planview of myiinproved door-fastener; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, anend elevation; Figs. 4 and 5, views representing the method of using thefastener; and Fig. 6 a view showing certain details of construction.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe different figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of doorfasteners which are portable;and it consists in the novel features hereinafter fully set forth andclaimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and moreeffective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the door, B the casing, and O the stop forthe door, a por tion only of each being shown in section merely toillustrate the method of using the fastener.

The fastener consists, essentially, of four metallic plates, D E F G,pivoted together at one end, as shown at m. The plate D constitutes thefastener proper, and is bent outwardly at right angles near its free endto form the flange f. The plate G is of the same length as the plate D,and is also bent outwardly at right angles near its free end to form theflange o. The plate F is slightly longer than the other plates, and isprovided at its free end with spurs t, which stand at a right angle toits body and project in the direction of the plate G. The plate Econstitutes a lift or wedge to prevent the spurstfrom becomingdisengaged from the casing B when there is a large crack or spacebetween the door and said casing. It is provided centrally with a hole,2', for receiving a projection, k, on the adjacent face of the (N0model.)

plate F, said hole and projection constituting a stop which prevents thelift from accidentally i'alling down into the position shown in Fig. 5,and by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, after being brought into the positionshown in Fig. 6.

In the use of my improvement incisions are first made at the properplacein the casing B, by any suitable means, for receiving the spurs ton the plate F, after which said spurs are inserted therein, the flangeo of the plate G being placed against the casing and serving as a bracefor the fastener. In most instances the spurs i may be readily forcedinto the casing by the act of closing the door without first using animplement to make incisions in the casing. If the crack or space betweenthe door and casing is very large, as shown in Fig. 5, the plate E isthen raised until the projection It falls into the hole 1', after whichthe door is closed and the plate I) turned on its pivot in until itsflange f presses against it, thereby fastening it in a manner that willbe readily understood by all conversant with such matters without a moreexplicit description. If the space between the door and casing isnarrow, the plate E will not be required and may be turned down out ofthe-way, as shown in Fig. 4-.

The plates are slightly elastic, and hence the plate E can bereadilybent to enable the projection k to enter the hole or socket z, and alsoto detach it from said projection, as required.

Having thus explained my inveution,what I claim is The combination of anattaching-plate provided with a spur at an angle to the plate forengaging the door-casing, a brace-plate pro- GEORGE G. GETTY.

Witnesses:

H. H. WELLINGTON, E. B. RICHMOND.

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